fantasy audiobook · Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling narrated by Jim Dale is about 20 hours and 22 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 13 hr 35 min, and at 2× to about 10 hr 11 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 25 hr 28 min |
| 1× | 20 hr 22 min |
| 1.25× | 16 hr 18 min |
| 1.5× | 13 hr 35 min |
| 1.75× | 11 hr 38 min |
| 2× | 10 hr 11 min |
| 2.5× | 8 hr 9 min |
| 3× | 6 hr 47 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 21 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 14 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 19 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 82 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 11 |
| 1.25× | 66 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| 1.5× | 55 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| 2× | 41 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
How long, really
At 20 hr 22 min, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver. That's longer than about 85% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire comes to roughly 189,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire audiobook by J.K. Rowling runs about 20 hours and 22 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Jim Dale. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes about 13 hours and 35 minutes. At 2x it takes about 10 hours and 11 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes about 21 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 14 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 41 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is longer than about 85% of them. At 20 hr 22 min it is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver.
